Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-12
BoARB OF C0UNGILMEN.
The Street Watering mattef-AR6the
 Hearing-General BusinekS.

The Street Watering mattef-Anet1fer
 Hearing-General Business.
 When President Kleiner called the board
 of councilmen to order last night there were
 but two or three members absent.
 The petition for building lines on Kimber-
 lv avenue, between Lamberton street and the
 city line, signed by Kimberly avenue resi-
 dents. was referred to the committee on
 building lines.
 The petition for an appropriation of money
 to be used for the erection of a band stand
 in the city, insomueh as there is none, was
 referred to the committee on public squares.
 The petition of Patrick Costello and others
 for the extension of Donnelly Place from
 Wallace to East street was referred to the committee on streets.
 The petition fof q sewer in Nlcoll street between Lawrence and Eagle streets was referred to the committee on streets. The petition of John Rohan and others for a curb and concrete sidewalk on Carlisle street bstween Dewitt and filling streets was referred to tbs committee on streets. The petition of Cynthia dr. Merrill ct al. for change in the name of Sperry street to North University Place, Was feIerreo to ths committee on streets.
 The petition of Edward A. Johnson for damages sustained on JanuAry Il, at which time he fell on the ice sidewalk III front ot No. 623 State street and fractured his hip was referred to the committee on claims. lie desires compensation of S5OO.
 The remonstrance against the construction of a sewer in Carlisle and Water streets was referred to the committee on sewers. The offer of $250, 900 from Joel A. Sperry for the city's interest in the Derby road, and which was introduced at the last meeting of the board of aldermen was read and ordered on file.
 Dr. F. H. Whittemore and Smith 6 Co.,, of Broadway are expending much trouble in getting their claims for damages. Dr. Whit temore's team was run into several months ago by 8 runaway city team and his horse was injured and his carriage had to be re- paired About the same time the liberty pole on Broadway was blown down and III falling it demolished Smith & Co.'s awning Dr. Whittemore presented bill of $130.25 and Smith & Co. for $S to the board ot public works, which body secured the advice of the corporation counsel in the matter and the bills were ordered paid. Now the board of finance refers them to the common council and that body refers them to the committee on claims.
 A communication from the board of pub- lie works was read, stating that that body had no money with which to pay the claims of A. D. Goodyear and the estate of Michael Curran and Caroline Hampstead, in all amounting to $2, 800, and therefore awaited 1 instructions as to what to do. The board ot compensation had fixed the amount of dam ages, which were incurred by the change of | grade of Meadow and Lamberton streets A discussion followed as to the account from which the appropriation should be taken. | Councilman Warren moved to take 1t from | the sundry account, which was carried unanimously.
 \ Il | on sewers for sewer in Winchester avenue l was recommitted to that committee for fur l ther consideration. Councilman Farrell ob 1 iected to the recommendation and thought Il l an injustice because the taxpayers on thai I avenue who objected to it's being put througt 1 owned much more land than those who ia l vored it. Councilman Daley explained thai I the committee had called on all the residents on that avenue and notified them ot the meeting, but no one had appeared against It. | One of the councilmen s"id that eighteen | residents on that avenue had signed remon | strauce, but it had not been presented to the l committee for some unexplalnable reason | Councilman Daley said the committee hao | looked the matter over thoroughly and thai | the avenue needed sewer.
 The matter of watering the Telford pave | ments then came up. The committee on or i dinances recommended that the ordinance b. replealed, as it now stands. A communlca 1 ton from the board of public works wal read, in which it stated that it had no idef l that the matter was to assume such scope | and remonstrated against the repeal of the ordinance till committee from said board
 was heard by the committee on ordinances | Councilmen Fuller, Moran, Warren and
 Kent ably discussed the subject, and the mat | ter was recommitted for the purpose of giv
 ing the board of public works a hearing.
 The matter of getting out the city yea l E,11a of
 rules was suspended ir order that the com
 mon council could concur with the alder
 men. By this the board of aldermen hav
 beaten the board of councilmen. Rule |
 provides that all reports to be printed in tn
 mon council For several years past it ha not been done and President Kleiner of tn
 common council has all along been fghtin
 for the carrying out of this rule, but withou avail.